Q: Is 2,201,031 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,201,031 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,201,031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 31 49 63 69 93 147 161 207 217 279 343 441 483 651 713 1,029 1,127 1,449 1,519 1,953 2,139 3,087 3,381 4,557 4,991 6,417 7,889 10,143 10,633 13,671 14,973 23,667 31,899 34,937 44,919 71,001 95,697 104,811 244,559 314,433 733,677 and 2,201,031, with no remainder.

Since 2,201,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,201,031, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).